He is the fame-hungry Birmingham bachelor set to make an explosive appearance on our TV screens after being selected as a contestant on Big Brother: Timebomb.

Professional basketball player and restaurateur Kieran McLeod is aiming to make his mark when the Channel 5 show returns on Tuesday.

Single Kieran sold his successful restaurant business and now has his own radio show – KMS: The Kieran McLeod Show.

Sutton Coldfield presenter Emma Willis has announced this year’s series would have a Timebomb theme and tweeted of the line-up: “OMG. I’ve just seen the housemates....!”

The contestants will be entering an altered building – complete with a fish tank and a round sofa said to be inspired by TV show Mad Men – at 9pm on Tuesday.

Big Brother was the most complained about show of last year, with Ofcom receiving 3,784 complaints, many centred on the behaviour of eventual winner Helen Wood, who was accused of bullying other contestants.

The broadcaster has taken the unprecedented step of introducing the 16 people who will be subject to round-the-clock filming before the new series airs.

Among them are a former X Factor contestant, Eileen Daly, 51, from London, and model Aaron Frew, 24, from Northampton.

It was announced last month that Channel 5 had signed up for another three years of the show, which will keep it on air until 2018.